Board approves one‑year archery hunting lease for employees on school property

The Nassau County School Board approved a one‑year archery hunting lease for property in Callahan and said the district intended to offer the opportunity to school system employees who had expressed interest.

Dr. Burns said the district has historically run three‑year leases and that the current arrangement will be for one year to "see how this works out." She noted the lease terms mirror the previous contract and that lessees must carry a $1,000,000 insurance policy: "They have to have 1000000 dollar insurance policy." Board members clarified eligibility (employees who worked for the Nassau County School System) and discussed the short archery season timing, with a September window referenced. A motion and second were called and the board voted to approve the lease.

The board observed that the primary organizer who had shown interest recently left for another job, leaving the group represented by a Deborah and her sons; the district emphasized the one‑year term is intended as a trial.